Cloris
Americannoun
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Ben Johnson and Cloris Leachman won Oscars for their performances.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
It’s tough to top the superlative energy Moore shared with Asner, Valerie Harper’s wisecracking Rhoda Morgenstern and Cloris Leachman as Mary’s smugly married downstairs neighbor, Phyllis.
From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026
The ensemble cast features the Oscar-winning performances of Cloris Leachman as Ruth Popper, the adulterous wife of the high school sports coach and Ben Johnson as Sam the Lion, the town’s popular businessman.
From Washington Times • Nov. 23, 2023
According to IMDb, the actor’s most recent credit was in MGM’s 2002 film “Manna From Heaven,” which also starred Shirley Jones, Cloris Leachman, Louise Fletcher and Seymour Cassel.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2022
We here return to the imitation of Tasso: Cloris, like that poet's Silvia, begins by pretending incredulity and indifference, but being at length convinced agrees to accompany Techne in search of the desperate swain.
From Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England by Greg, Walter W.
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